Ryssa Edwards

The second story in the Immortal Pleasures series is just as touching and fascinating as the first. Having Lucifer as one of the main characters and 'make' readers like him isn't easy - but Ryssa Edwards manages the 'evil' aspects of him very well. In fact, the whole setup with the archangel brothers (including the fallen one) works really well. Like in the first story, a large part of what makes this series work for me is the fresh look at some of the concepts and the combination of some of the biblical history with the 'human' side of life.

Lucifer, maybe not surprisingly, is a tortured being. The way he is presented here makes me feel almost sorry for him. An interesting effect, for sure, and in large parts due to the fact that Lucifer, like anyone else, becomes a different person/being when he falls in love. That he is capable of love at all is a minor miracle and forms the core for a different view of Lucifer that allowed me to root for him. The other part, of course, is the fact that his actions and 'badness' are somewhat played down, but that makes sense since the focus of this story is the developing romance between him and Aeryn.

Aeryn is quite an amazing soul. He has gone through reincarnation to be able to finally connect with Lucifer. He is stronger than he looks, and just as determined as Laine (the human lover in volume one) to get his happy ending.

I really like this series and definitely look forward to the next book.… (mehr)